Vasant Ramachandran

Impeding Justice With Our Impulse to Involve Race

by Vasant Ramachandran

Vasant Ramachandran asks if we’re too quick to play the race card.

Should College Athletes Get Paid?

by Vasant Ramachandran

Vasant Ramachandran questions the rationale behind paying student athletes.

Newly Proposed Undergraduate Requirements are Worse than the Old Ones

by Vasant Ramachandran

Do “Thinking matters” and new GER replacements really broaden educational experience?

A Second Look at Photo ID Requirements for Voters

by Vasant Ramachandran

Critics of new voting requirements are misguided.

Police Brutality Needs a Reassessment

by Vasant Ramachandran

Accusations of police brutality cannot be made lightly, because often the context changes the situation.

The Lawlessness of Sexual Harassment Code Changes

by Vasant Ramachandran

New policies and procedures in how the university adjudicates cases of sexual assault makes the process seem more like a witch hunt than a fair trial.

Are Stanford Students “Unschooling”?

by Vasant Ramachandran

The pre-college concept of “unschooling” may not differ much from the experience at Stanford.

Defending Wall Street Recruitment

by Vasant Ramachandran

Two opinion-editorial columnists from the Stanford Daily recently told us that they want to stop Wall Street recruitment on campus and its “extensive influence over the U.S. higher education system, especially at universities like Stanford.”

Conservative Prison Reform: Less Crime, Less Waste

by Vasant Ramachandran

California’s prison reform can benefit from tough on spending approaches rather than the tradition tough on crime principles proposed by Conservatives.

“Abstinence Only” Education Wrong for ROTC

by Vasant Ramachandran

The Campaign to Abstain on the ROTC vote undermine students’ ability to critically evaluate a significant issue affecting Stanford’s campus.